Methods and Apparatus for Using Mobile Devices as Location Anchor Points

1. A method of operating a mobile device at a known location, the method comprising: determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; processing, by the mobile device, one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device from a network element; determining one or more measurements of one or more signals received from one or more other mobile devices; and responsive to the determined location of the mobile device corresponding to at least one of a set of locations received by the mobile device, transmitting the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determined one or more measurements of said one or more signals received from said one or more other mobile devices comprise a measurement of a received signal strength, and the method further comprises transmitting information identifying a device from which at least one of the one or more signals was received to the network element.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: receiving, by the mobile device and responsive to said transmitting, a signal indicating compensation for the transmitting of said determined one or more measurements.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving said signal indicating compensation for the transmitting of said determined one or more measurements includes receiving information indicating a grant of an increase in a QoS level being provided to said mobile device.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the receiving of the signal indicating compensation for the transmitting of the determined one or more measurements includes receiving information indicative of a grant of an access to a service inaccessible to the mobile device prior to the receiving of the signal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements comprises performing the transmission for a commanded limited amount of time.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the location of the mobile device from a remote device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the location of the mobile device is based at least in part on the one or more wireless signals.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving by the mobile device, responsive to the transmitting of the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements, a grant of an increase in a QoS level.

10. A mobile device comprising: means for determining a location of the mobile device; means for processing one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device from a network element; means for determining one or more measurements of one or more signals received from one or more other mobile devices; and means for transmitting the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements responsive to the determined location of the mobile device corresponding to at least one of a set of locations received by the mobile device.

11. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein said determined one or more measurements of said one or more signals received from said one or more other mobile devices comprise a measurement of a received signal strength, and the mobile device further comprises means for transmitting information identifying a device from which at least one of the one or more signals was received to the network element.

12. The mobile device of claim 10 , further comprising: means for receiving a signal indicating compensation responsive to said transmitting of the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements.

13. The mobile device of claim 12 , wherein said means for receiving said signal indicating compensation responsive to the transmitting of said determined one or more measurements includes means for receiving information indicating a grant of an increase in a QoS level being provided to said mobile device.

14. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the transmitting of the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements is performed for a commanded limited amount of time.

15. The mobile device of claim 10 , further comprising means for receiving the location of the mobile device from a remote device.

16. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the means for determining the location of the mobile device is configured to determine the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the one or more wireless signals.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a processor to: determine, by a mobile device, a known location of the mobile device; and process, by the mobile device, one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device from a network element; determine one or more measurements of one or more signals received from one or more other mobile devices; and responsive to the determined known location of the mobile device corresponding to at least one of a set of locations received by the mobile device, transmit the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements.

18. A mobile device comprising: a transmitter and a receiver; and at least one processor configured to: determine a known location of the mobile device; process one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device, using the receiver, from a network element; determine one or more measurements of one or more signals received from one or more other mobile devices; and in response to the determined known location of the mobile device corresponding to at least a set of locations received by the mobile device, transmit, using the transmitter, the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements.

19. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein said determined one or more measurements of said one or more signals received from said one or more other mobile devices comprises a measurement of a received signal strength, and wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, via said transmitter, information identifying a device from which at least one of the one or more signals was received to the network element.

20. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit, using the transmitter, the location of the mobile device and the determined one or more measurements for a commanded limited amount of time.

21. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein said at least one processor is further configured to: receive, via said receiver and responsive to said transmitting, a signal indicative of compensation for the transmitting of said determined one or more measurements.

22. The mobile device of claim 21 , wherein said signal indicating compensation for the transmitting of said determined one or more measurements includes information indicating a grant of an increase in a QoS level being provided to said mobile device.

23. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive the location of the mobile device from a remote device.

24. The mobile device of claim 18 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the location of the mobile device is based at least in part on the one or more wireless signals.